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Daily Republican., 1887-11-09
RHODE ISLAND.

It's ali very we'll TO talk about build.
ing new railroads aad new steamships
but how could men, women and chill.
dren travel ON them without DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Think Of II. Ponder II.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09
FOR OOughs and Ooids

use watson's Tar Cordial. s03 Mark
street.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09
NEW JERSEY.

. New Jersey elects . Legislature. In
1883 the Democrats elRcted Q Governor
BY 5000 plurality. Tho Senate ssandl
now Democrats to II Rspubl bl'cans.
The Asssn bly,, 81 Democrats to ~ Re.
publicsne and 2 Labor.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09

Strong cough candy ct Eerguson's. 9.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09

Beecher's gallery 10 slB Market strsst.
Look at tho pictures in bis show caseG
and judge for yourssif II they are moi
the best In tho city. Bvsry person there
represented has hsd one dosen Just like
them. The 8x10 picture We give with
each dosan FREE II worth $50. Be
sure Of number, 8l6.
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rality was 6,1al.

RICHMOND, Nov. 8.--NothlnR has
yeJ bsen announced oflicfally Of III,
count Of the vote 10 this city, but Off.
oial figures. which will fairly spprox 1.
mate the official vote, show shat tven.
sy-four precincts In Richmond aive
over 600 msj0rity for the Democratic
oAndtdstes for the Honse Of Deleaates
The fsinaining four precincts viii IN
crease this majority By fron 1CO % 200.
Meaare returns from scattering points
ID the State indicate that the Demo.
crAts are holding their own, With no
Republican gains worth men tionirR,
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 8.-About one.
third OF the State heard from gives the
following - elected: Demoorate-6ena
tors. bi House Delegassa, 33; Rspubli.
nns-Scnators, .; HOUSE Deloaates. 8.
Republicans gain 1 DslsGAts, loes I
Senator.
CINCINNATI, Nov. S.-Thers sre Ave
eioksss In the heid, the regular Repub-
ncsa, she lk.stocking Democracy, the
short hsir Democrscys the Regular
Labor and tho 0leasoa Labor. The
els ctton 10 for County missiouers
and ON the adoption OF ths Jury Com.
mission law.
CHICAGO. Nov. Q An extra edition
OF the Daily News says: The latest 10
ports from the polling places assablishe.
beyond reasonable doabt The fact thai
ths Jury Com mission laW 10 dsfoated
By large majority. A. 70 the general
result Of the election Il may be said
thst the kspublican ticket, - . whole
b successful, and It is not probable tina
any 0ns Of that party's candidates 1,
OHIcAeo, Nov. g. Tho Republican
city and oouasy ticket was elscted by q
large majority. Judge Gary was pYac
tically unanimously re-elected, receiv
ing nearly alI the votos cast. Judg,
LoDgnecker, the Republican cand o.
for States Attorney, wAs also eleotet
By IN immense majority. The vote 10
County Oommissi0neSs WAs over Y helm
ingly Republican.
Iowa elects Q Governor, osber S,as
officers and Legislature. In 1885 tn
Republican plurslity on Governor va
979. In 1885 the ReoublioAns electet
Hecretary Of Stats bs l47l2 plurality.
Dies MONIES, Ia.-0ne hundred town
DoARo oou WUEuo kSVoEt0u W buo 6tAt
Reeisser show not Democratic gaia q
$50.
| RHODE ISLAND.
| PRovIDENCE, Nov. 8-Ths post
poned eleosion for Representative t
Congress in the Second DISTRICT Q
Rhode Island to day resulted in . RI
publicsn victory. Warren .. Arnold
Rep received a majority of 542 and
plurality OF 838 over Bradley, Dem
The total vote cast was 1880, Abou
l, 600 less than the vote Of the distric
at the extraordinary State election las
spring, but over 1000 more than tn
vote ct the regular Congressional elet
tion last fall, when Bradley had o pit
raiity Of about 800 over Dixon, the RI
publican candidate, n msjority oetu
necessary TO elest. 292 votes were cas
for Peabody, Prohibitionist, as sgatns
800 for his predecessor at the rtguis
election year ago.
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lsMaEauss

that everybody ought to know that A.
Sergeant gives 2940 Lbs. Of the bert, we'll
cleaned coal In every ton you bay. Ok,
pine and hiOory kidding wood in large
loads. Lime for whitewaShfn9. Yard,
foot Of Monroe street. Central ofice,
Seventh and King strests. Look for The
blue sign. Opening In the evening.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09

The leading lung and thpoat remedy OF
Wilmington. Del The positive pre.
vsntor OF pulmonary eopsumptiou. Rs-
iieves and cures coughs, chronic or re-
cent; sore throst, h0araensss, croup,
60, remnrkably fast. Lots Of home
references. 500. and o.. Sold By deal
ers. Depot, Fourth snd King streets.
Daily Republican., 1887-11-09

| |EOLD-FASHIONED h AND
|VELL.LIEED QUALIFY
bF SILK-M | XTU R 3
BUTTS AT $3.50,
But there's nothing old.
hioned about the style Of
] goods. or sloy about the
J Of the Clothing or the
ice. A conservative SUBJ
initial goods, just bright
ugh to be agreeable to
bin, quiet folks. All the
kes to fit ordinary men to-
". By tonight we'll have
|g mems, too.
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spss,s, aGsns,op.
MRS. Jsesbs' Falr IsaIpesln.

What ribbons We have left will bs
SOLD o. tho reduced prices. We VIII
sell this week Egyptian and Orien tsl
iaces ut less than half price, Laces thnt
told 1t 20 and 30 ccnts, fair prices 13c,
Lsces were 400. fsiS price 200. An
laces grcatly reduced. You viii sevA
price Of admission II yon buy only. one
yard OF our lsces ard ribbons. MYG
jacobs, 220 King and 6i7 Msrket ets.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02
Magrude,'s attack ceased Summers corps

Magruder's attack ceased. Summers corps
then moved nearer Savage station.
McClellan's destruction of the Chicka-
hominy bridges had retarded the pursuit by
Jackson, who was on the north side Of the
river. He did not get over till the morning
Of the. 3Oth.
Meantime, on the afternoon Of the Doth,
Magruder again attacked the Federal forces
around Savage Station. He says he had
$4,000 men. Thus, with Huger's division
pursuing McClellan's army, Richmond was
quite denuded OF troops.
The Federal forces grouped around Savage
station in the battle of that name were Frank
Inns corps, with Smith and Slocum as division
commanders, Summers corps, and McCalrs
division Of Franklins corps. Heintzelman
had been ordered by Sumner to take position
on the left, but HelntZelman simply withdrew
his corps, and took no part IN the battle Of
Savage Station. He said there Wa not room
for so many troops, SO he 4. s7y>ye1 II" stores
Mt Savage station and star. H." h" J;iinps
1t was well known that there w. 10 love
lost between ii,intZolman a..n sunn."s.
Lee had expected Jackson /, take ra1t N
the action at Savage station b1t @ac i~=yn had
not vet been able to robuld tn" Grapevine
bridge, and so Magruder fought alone. At
$50 Magruder brought his forces INTO uction
With them was TIA" peculiar rlt.ed cannon
which the Confederates called the Land Mcr
rimacn II was mounted upon car, and the
front of it was covered with a slOping iron
roof, from which Shots ratified harrnlessly off.
The sides were protected with armor plate,
over which was another covering Of heavy
wood
just before sunset Magruder's C0nfederates
made rush for the Union forces at Savage
station. The Land Merrinac" was used
with great effect They were met with q
heavy fire from the Union line. Then for
half an hour there was nothing but roar and
smoke and deadly fire At the end of that
time the Confederate lines were broken.
They gave way fell back and left the road to
White Oak swamp open for the Federal re-
treat to the James The retreat was con-
tinued as soon as the wounded could be
gathered up, and Summers and Frankllns
corps went on their way, through White
Oak swamp, leaving behind them Savage
Station, with its huge hospital of sick and
wounded and it, medical stores. This was
McClelan's order. 1t fell into the hands of
Stonewall jackson next morning, with its
300 men.
III the battle Of Savage station the Con
federates lost 900 men, the Federals 5000,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

ana MS line Oh sup GEN. A. P. HILL.
plies. He therefore prepared to strike Nc
Clellan at White House. on the Pamunkey.
He sent Ewell and Stuapt to that point to
seize the railway and war supplies. They
were day too late. The stores had been
mostly removed, and such could not be
carried away were destroyed. The White
House itself had been burnt. The night of
the 2Sth of June, it Suddenly dawned on Lee
that Mcclellan had changed his base, and
was III retreat to the James, with the inten-
ton of drawing supplies by that way. He
determined to send his army i'll pursuit at
once.
Then came the next battles in this CHASTITY
serial-the fights of Aliens Farm and Savage
Station and the affair at Willis church, all
June %.
With all haste Mcclellan had retreated to-
ward the James. He gave orders that all
supplies which could not be quickly conveyed
should be destroyed. Says Gen. Webb, i'll
the Peninsula Campaign Lines of fire
marked the camps and depots of the Union
troops Millions Of rations, hundreds of tons
of fixed ammunition and shells for the siege
guns were thus lost,
June % McClelan's headquarters were re-
moved from Savage station to the James
river side of White Oak swamp. The line of
retreat can be seen on the map of the seven
days battle ground. The same day Sumner
abandoned Fair Oaks and also dropped south
ward, to Orchard station. BY following the
line of march on the map the reader will see
that their moves were in a direction away
from Richmond.
"Ah, there was time for you" says one of
the old bows of the army of the Potomac who
lmps about with bullet wound in his leg,
got in the seven days battle. eve used to
fight all day and march all night
So desperately bent on reaching the
James was Mcclellan that he left his sick
and wounded who could not be moved be-
hind him in a hospital at Savage station,
where they wonld inevitably be taken by the
Confederates.
Sumner and Heintzelmans corps were at
Aliens farm, near Orchard station. on the
morning of June %. That morning Lees
army started i'll pursuit of the retreating
Federals Huger and Magruder started out,
Magruder by the Williamsburg road, which
led eastward to Savage station, Huger by
the Charles City road, which led southeast
ward to Glendale These and Longstreet and
A. P. Hill were to attack on the right, while
Jackson was to cross the Chickahominy in
the rear of the Federals and pursue from the
north
Mcclellan, in arranging his retreat had
ordered Reyes to go forward first and take
position on Malvern Hill, near the James.
Porter and Franklin were to follow, and so,
watching the rear and the right, they were
to push on to the James This was the
morning of the Goth. Mcclellan himself had
already ridden on toward the James, to Sc
lect suitable position. The heaviest supplies
were already we'll on the way Among them
was drove of $500 beef cattle, which were
got off in safety.
[Gen James Longstreet Wasa South Carolinian
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

According to his usual luck, the general vas
absent when the battle of Malvern Hill began
With the changed front, PorterS corps was
on the left. Skirted in an oval around NAL
vern Hill were the other Federal troops: COUGHS
division on the right of Porter, next Kearnev and
Hooker, next Sedgwick and Richardson, next
Smith and Slocum then the remainder of Keyes'
corps Gen. Mcclellan himself had ordered this
disposition of troops.
The Confederates were in close pursuit At
O'Clock their advance was seen They we're ranged
in this order: Magruder and Huger on the Con-
federate right, while crcling after them to the
lett were jackson, Ewe1l, Whiting and D. II.
Hill. Longstreet and A. p Hill were in the rear,
too weary to fight
The ConfedeTa:es had been ordered by Gen.
Lee to charge with a Yell if the Federal line
was broken. Next, they were TO advance with
fixed hayonets and drive the invaders into the
James" But the shouting did not como off.
len Armlstead, who was to carry out this part
OF the programme, advanced to point whe.e he
could not come on or go back, and his troces lay
down upon the ground to escape the artillery fire.
The hrst attack was made upon Iorter and
Couch. Morell's division of Porter's corps and
COUGHS division Of keyes bore the br,,nt of the
battle.
The Confederate plan was NJ take Malvern Hit
by assault But tier after tier of Union artillery
rose above the heads o. the Confederates ans
poured deadly fire into them. The Federal gun
boats IN the river aided the artillery the hills,
aud the C"ntederates were driven back with
slaughter and confusion Three desperate as
SAINTS were made upon the hills in vain. With
the darkness the broken Confederates drew off
and gave up the fight. The day was decided by
the tiers OF Federal artillery among the hills.
Once more. July g, McClellan's generals be-
heved that he could have advanced and taken
Richmond But he did not. On the cortrary he
moved all his army to Harrison's lan4ing, three
miles down, and wrote to Washington for re-en-
forcements. Of the 10000 men ohch had posi-
lively been furnished him he feported that he
had only 50 900 left
Or Lees so,162 men, he lost in killed and
wounded during the sevea days fighting, includ
ing Malvern Hill, te4oo. The fighting through
out was awful aatr bloody without decisive results
on either side, Six weeks of inaction followed
Oi the leading generals who took part in this ter.
T!nie campaign few are left The Army and
navy journal keeps record of them, Sumner
died during the war Heintzeman died recently
IN w ashington, q retired army officer. Gen. NC
Cai still lives engaged in civil! pursuits, in Penn
sylyana. Gen Reyes is also living, engaged lee
civil RHysnits, too. Gen. CaQeks at tbs ago Of W
saRs&ss D Hartford CaAR, -. ii
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

Clellan desired re- GEN. w. B. FRANKLIN.
endorsements. For the third time it was
promised that Mcdowell should join him. A
second time "Stonewall" Jackson prevented
this by making feint in northern Virginia
Mcclellan believed that Mcdowell did not
wish to join him as subordinate, and was
srritated thereat. He wrote Secretary Stan
ton: SIT onght to be distinctly understood
that Mcdowell and his troops are completely
under my control"
There never was good understanding be-
tween the commanding general and his SUI
periors at Washington. Time passed on.
with storm and rain, the commanding gem
eral execrating the weather, the authorities
at Washington and Gen. Mcdowell, the SOL
diers in the meantime standing waist deep in
mud and water building bridges and earth
works.
June Is, the famous Confederate cavalry
commander, j. E. B. Stuart, made brilliant
raid, circling quite around the army of the
Potomac. He dashed even into their base of
supplies at White House, on the Pamunkey,
and carried off large number of horses and
prisoners. 1t gave the Federal authorities an
uncomfortable shaking up in their minds.
June %, Mcclellan made move forward
an Sevsn Pines. There vsa small fght al
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02
ranged in a senliCircle

the Fifth Federal FITz JOHN PORTER QSS0.
corps on the north side of the Chlckahomlny,
There were 5000 Union troops, while the
Confederates. with the re-enforcementS con-
stantly coming up, numbered not less than
$1,000
The Federal troops engaged We're Sykes
and MorelIs divisions of three brigades each.
The fight of the eth is also sometimes called
the battle OF Cold Harbor
A. P. Hill made an attack and then with
drew somewhat He kept up half fight for
two hours, waiting for Longstreet and Jack
son. About / o'clock Stonewall Jackson ar
rived, and at once engaged in battle with all
his force. The Confederate forces i'll the
fight at Gaines Mills were the divisions of
the two Hills, LongStreet, Branch, Ewell and
Whiting The battle roared and thundered
from 2 o'clock till after sunset. Here was
some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.
Mems lives were no more than flash of
powder.
Desperate efforts were made to break Por-
ter's line. Regiment after regiment of Con
federates We're rolled against it and recoiled
under the deadly fire that met them. Yet
others came, as though they sprang from the
ground Ewell, from D. Fl. Hills left, led
one advance. As he came upon the ground
his men met two regiments beaten backward
and flying.
Were whipped, you can't do anything;
they shouted to EweIl's men,"
"Get out of the way, we'll show you" All
swered the new Corners.
But even they could not break the line.
They were hard pressed when suddenly 1000
Georgians, under Lawton, rolled up to their
aid "Hurrah for Georgia." shouted Ewelrs
Meantime, on the south side of the Chicka-
hominy, in the Federal camps a scene was
passing which nobody afterward felt proud
of. Richmond was largely emptied of troops.
Across the Chickahominy, within call, We're
the corps of Franklin, Sumner, Reyes,
Heintzelman. Porter hard pressed, sent to
his commander for requirements. McClel-
Ian, thinking he had great force in front of
him, only sent one division, Slocum's, of
Franklin's corps
Magruder was practicing his Yorktown
trick of making a great noise and show
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

column. Thus McClellan's army on the north
bank of the Chckahominy would be involved
front and rear, and could be cut to pieces.
But for the first time in his life StoneWall
Jackson was late The two Hills and Long
street carried out their part OF the pro-
grarnme, attacking the Federal front as 1t
faced south on the Chickahominy. Their
work was with the Federal left, jackson 5
with the right.
Al. Hills advance had driven the Union
pickets back to the main line at ElllsonS
Mill There was time enough tor the FedeTaiS
to form in battle line. Hill and Longstreet
advanced in the teeth of tremendous tire Of
musketry and artillery from the heights
around Eilison's Mil. The firing came from
Gen. Seymour, who held the left. The Con
federates had hoped to turn the Union flank
and cut the left to pieces. In the midst or
deadly fire they were hurled back, and the
movement failed, and 50 the battle Of Me
rhauicsvile ended It had lasted from ;
o'clock in the afternoon till 9. MCCalGS men
were III the bioodieSt Of the contest. The Con
fetlerates lost between 5000 and 1000, the
Federa> about 400.
Next morning Mcclellan resolved toletreat
south and take upa position on tie James tie
found for certain that Jackson was i'll his vicn,
ity with large force, ana had only been de
tanned by some Federal skirmishers at IolO-
potomy creek north of MechauicSville.
Here some military critics declare Mcclellan
made another mistake. The Contederates had
left Richmond protected only by 1000 men
-Hugers and Magruders diviSions-on the
9th After the Federal victory at Mechanics
vile if Mcclellan had Unexpectedly and wig
orOusIv attacked Richmond, he could have
cut Lees army in two. Magruder, indeed ex-
pected it, He wrote in his report: Il passed
the night without sleep. Had Mcclellan
maSSed his whole force in column, and ad-
vanced it against any point of our line Of bat
tie, as was done at Austerlitz under similar
circumstances by the greatest captain of any
age, = j. the occupation of our works
about Richmond, and consequently the city,
might have been his reward.
But Mcclellan did not do it. He began to
retreat to the James.
The second battle OF the seven days fight
ing was that at Gaines Mill, or Cold Harbor,
June p.
Mcclellan made ready for his right wing
to cross the Chickahominy. During the night
of the 2Gth the heavy guns and wagons were
sent across to the south bank. Porters corps,
the Fifth, was drawn up at Gaines Mills, a
position several miles south of Mechanics
vile. This place was between Cold Harbor
and the Chickahominy.
The Confederates had not retreated. An
other attack was to be made on Fitz John
- 10 1-.l,1 inv
next day.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

massing in front Anon Franklin discovered
heavy columns on his right. BY this mastery
Confederate tactics the corps commanders
were kept expecting an attack all day, and
prevented from sending aid to Porter.
Again at sunset, Porter, still desperately
fighting, sent for help. Could it be sparedi
Mcclellan asked. Then Sumner sent Frenchs
and Thomas Francis Meagher's brigades, but
confessed that he thought he was running
risk to do it.
The two brigades dashed across the bridges
and up the bluff toward Gaines Mill with a
shout and cheer, Meagher, the lively Irish
general, at their head in his shirt sleeves, the
soldiers tell
But then it was too late
Porter's terribly cut up line had broken i'll
the center at last. The soldiers who had
fought so bravely and so long were rushing
pellmell toward the Chickahominy, in full
rout. The comrades who had come to save
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-02

that fated Goth Of June was at Willis
church, near Glendale Il was a sharp
skirmish with Confederate cavalry on the
Quaker road, by which Mcclellan was re-
treating. With the great number OF Con
federates drawing nearer and nearer to bis
right, and Jacksons men after him i'll the
rear this retreat of Mcclellan to the James
was no child's play.
June so Mcclellan had reached his new
headquarters at Malvern hill, near the
James. But the army of the Potomac had
by no means arrived there. 1t had yet more
fighting before it ere it rested on the James.
In this bloody retreat fighting enough was
done and lives enough were sacrificed to have
taken Richmond many times over if the Fed
eral generals had only known how to do it.
Three roads leading out from Richmond
intercept the Quaker road by which McClel-
Ian retreated. When Reyes began his retreat,
he fortunately discovered All old road run
ming parallel with the Quaker road. He
struck that, and by huTying his men along
it, reached Malvern Hill speedily A double
line of troops was thus also formed against
the Confederates The two routes appear on
the map.
There was constant danger of attack by
the Confederates along the cross roads, al
ready mentioned, leading from Richmond,
namely, the Charles City, Central and New
market roads. As soon as Lee discovered
the line of McClellans retreat he ordered
Hill and Longstreet to reclOeS to the south
side of the Chickahominy and follow south
and inherent the Federals. The Central road
runs into Long Bridge road and that crosses
the Quaker road At the Intersection of the
Long Bridge and Quaker roads Iilit AID
Iongstreet found part of the Federal forces
A mile further on, at the junction OF the
Newmarket and Quaker roads, Mctaiis dlvi-
sion was posted.
Then took place the sixth contest OF the
seven DAYS fighting-the battle of Glendale
sometimes called also the battle of Nelson's
Far1n-Monday, June 80. 1t is called, too,
the battle of Frazier's Farm.
In all the stubborn fighting of the PENN
sula the absence of the commanding general
from so many of the severest fights is matter
of note While his corps commanders, and
in some cases division and brigade generals,
were bearing the brunt of battle without
leader as best they might, Mcclellan was apt
to be off somewhere else, experimenting the
throwing up of intrenchnents or the selection
of headquarters or doing engineers work. 1t
was unfortunate for his fame as military
commander.
On the perilous retreat to the James he
went ahead, to Malvern Hill, to James river
and the gunboats During the bloody fight
at Glendale the general in chief knew nothing
about it till late at night. He had been part
of the day at his headquarters at Malvern
Hill and part of the time upon gunboat
In the battle at Glendale Gen. Philip Kesrney
distinguished himself. He was one of tb" most